Current River chords

[VERSE 1]

When I was a c[A]hild, my fa[D]mily would tr[A]avel
Down to Sou[A]theast Missouri, where my p[E]arents where b[A]orn
There's a b[A]ackards old town thats o[D]ftn rem[A]embered
S[A]o many times at my me[E]mry's rew[A]ard

[CHORUS]
D[A]addy wont you take me back to old Sha[D]nnon Co[A]unty
Down [A]by the Current River where pa[E]radise l[A]ays
So[A]rry my son, but your t[D]oo late in ask[A]in'
The gove[A]rnment has already too[E]k it aw[A]ay

(Fiddle/Harmonica Solo)
[VERSE 2]
Som[A]etimes we'll travel right do[D]wn the Current Ri[A]ver
To the o[A]ld Bailey Ferry down at Powder[E]Mill Br[A]idge
Where if y[A]ou took the time to s[D]top and to li[A]sten
You could h[A]ear the dogs runnin' up h[E]igh on the ri[A]dge

Chorus and Solo

[VERSE 3]
The gove[A]nment came and they to[D]ok all our ho[A]uses
They to[A]ok all our homes and they t[E]ook all our l[A]and
No[A]w their gone and the la[D]nd is for[A]saken
They wr[A]ote it all down as the pro[E]gress of m[A]an

No Chorus, Verse 4
When I d[A]ie let my ashes float d[D]own the Current Ri[A]ver
Let my so[A]ul roll right up to Fra[E]nk Roberts La[A]nd
I'll be h[A]alf way to heaven with par[D]adise a'wa[A]itin'
Fi[A]ve miles away from whe[E]rever I [A]am

Chorus then solo to fade